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Updated verses to match ULB

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@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Here the number three thousand is a round number. It may have been a little more
>When Jared had lived <u>162</u> years, he became the father of Enoch. After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived <u>eight hundred</u> years. He became the father of more sons and daughters. Jared lived <u>962</u> years, and then he died. (Genesis 5:18-20 ULB) >When Jared had lived <u>162</u> years, he became the father of Enoch. After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived <u>eight hundred</u> years. He became the father of more sons and daughters. Jared lived <u>962</u> years, and then he died. (Genesis 5:18-20 ULB)
The numbers 162, eight hundred, and 962 are exact numbers and should be translated with something as close to those numbers as possible. The numbers 162, eight hundred, and 962 are exact numbers and should be translated with something as close to those numbers as possible.
>Our sister, may you be the mother of <u>thousands of ten thousands</u> (Genesis 24:60 ULB) >Our sister, may you be the mother of <u>thousands of ten thousands</u> ... (Genesis 24:60 ULB)
This is a rounded number. It does not say exactly how many descendants she should have, but it was a huge number of them. This is a rounded number. It does not say exactly how many descendants she should have, but it was a huge number of them.
@ -39,27 +39,27 @@ This is a rounded number. It does not say exactly how many descendants she shoul
### Examples of Translation Strategies Applied ### Examples of Translation Strategies Applied
We will use the following verse in our examples: We will use the following verse in our examples:
>Now, see, at great effort I have prepared for Yahweh's house <u>100,000</u> talents of gold, <u>one million</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities. (1 Chronicles 22:14 ULB) >Now, see, at great effort I have prepared for the house of Yahweh <u>100,000</u> talents of gold, <u>one million</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities. (1 Chronicles 22:14 ULB)
1. Write numbers using numerals. 1. Write numbers using numerals.
* I have prepared for Yahweh's house <u>100,000</u> talents of gold, <u>1,000,000</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities. * I have prepared for the house of Yahweh <u>100,000</u> talents of gold, <u>1,000,000</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
1. Write numbers using your language's words or the gateway language words for those numbers. 1. Write numbers using your language's words or the gateway language words for those numbers.
* I have prepared for Yahweh's house <u>one hundred thousand</u> talents of gold, <u>one million</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities. * I have prepared for the house of Yahweh <u>one hundred thousand</u> talents of gold, <u>one million</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
1. Write numbers using words, and put the numerals in parenthesis after them. 1. Write numbers using words, and put the numerals in parenthesis after them.
* I have prepared for Yahweh's house one <u>hundred thousand (100,000)</u> talents of gold, <u>one million (1,000,000)</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities. * I have prepared for the house of Yahweh <u>one hundred thousand (100,000)</u> talents of gold, <u>one million (1,000,000)</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
1. Combine words for large numbers. 1. Combine words for large numbers.
* I have prepared for Yahweh's house <u>one hundred thousand</u> talents of gold, <u>a thousand thousand</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities. * I have prepared for the house of Yahweh <u>one hundred thousand</u> talents of gold, <u>a thousand thousand</u> talents of silver, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
1. Use a very general expression for very large rounded numbers and write the numeral in parentheses afterward. 1. Use a very general expression for very large rounded numbers and write the numeral in parentheses afterward.
* I have prepared for Yahweh's house <u>a great amount of gold (100,000 talents)</u>, <u>ten times that amount of silver (1,000,000 talents)</u>, and bronze and iron in large quantities. * I have prepared for the house of Yahweh <u>a great amount of gold (100,000 talents)</u>, <u>ten times that amount of silver (1,000,000 talents)</u>, and bronze and iron in large quantities.
#### Consistency #### Consistency